Members Redfox777 Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 ...cuz they sure do in College Station, Texas. I have the choice of going to Holze Music and being told that tube amps are a thing of the past and now solid states are all the rage. Or I can go to Lipmann Music were thier best amp is 1 vox ac30 cc with a dent on the top. Dont get me started on guitars . As far as effects are concered if you dont like boss, digitech, ibanez or line 6 you are {censored} out of luck. Ohh and everything is about 30 dollars more than the going rate on ebay or musicians friend. I have to go to Houston to get to a guitar center which by the way is the weakest guitar center I have ever been in. Does anyone know of any GOOD shops in the Houston area that would actually have a couple used or, dare I say, boutique items? Ok my rant is done now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huckleberry Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Yeah. I'm stuck a little north of you in Waco til I finish my degree in a few months. And I don't want to go into a rant, but the one store they have here (also a Holze's) is the same damn thing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Redfox777 Posted February 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Do you go to Baylor? I have about 2 semesters until I graduate Texas A&M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bunny Manfurr Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Originally posted by Redfox777 Do the music shops in your city suck? Nope...we have some great ones here in San Francisco and Berkeley...Rocker Guitar's, The Starving Musician, Subway Guitars, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members light years Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 yes they suck! i have to drive out to hollywood or santa monica for good used stuff or boutique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Redfox777 Posted February 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Haha well at least you have a place to drive to. I think Texas is the 'black hole' of the guitar pedal world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alex_law Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 In Kansas City? They're pretty much awful. Then again, I didn't like Denmark Street either. Nor do I like buying used cars. Same feeling. The only way to buy guitar stuff is online... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Redfox777 Posted February 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Yes I have found that to be true but I keep reading these threads about some guy running into his local store and finding some great deal on a used pedal. Literally the only used pedal I have seen was a dod fx25b envelope filter....they wanted $35 for it firm and it was broken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members preservation Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 all besides 1, which is Candyland Music on Cary St. wonderful place, wonderful owner !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phishmarisol Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 You have no idea. Only music shop in town is a couple miles from me which is good I guess if I need strings. Otherwise I need to drive an hour to get to decent music stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members workinclasszero Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 The GCs here are alright, some of the small shops are ok but its worth mentioning a few things. 1) One shop is run by a former drug mule for the Rolling Stones. Charges above list, has pictures of himself with rockstars all over the shop, most of them he's leaning over as if the artist was in midstep. Does lessons, tries to shortchange the instructors. They used to go the GC I worked at to buy gear because we gave them better deals than their boss. Rumored to be a front for drug trafficing. Honestly wouldn't doubt it. 2) Another is just as bad as him. According to the guy who orginally got Z.Vex into St. Louis, they lied to Vex to carry his goods. The owner wanted Mesa so bad that he sent his kid over to the drug mule's shop with a camera and fake pricetags to screw him out of the dealership. Obviously, the drug mule has video cameras all over his shop and the kid got busted. They eventually got Mesa and told me they could discount Mesa but couldn't touch the price on Orange. Which is a big no no when I just told the guy I used to work at Guitar Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratStevo Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 All but.....http://emeraldcityguitars.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Yes, but for entirely different reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Originally posted by workinclasszero The GCs here are alright, some of the small shops are ok but its worth mentioning a few things. 1) One shop is run by a former drug mule for the Rolling Stones. Charges above list, has pictures of himself with rockstars all over the shop, most of them he's leaning over as if the artist was in midstep. Does lessons, tries to shortchange the instructors. They used to go the GC I worked at to buy gear because we gave them better deals than their boss. Rumored to be a front for drug trafficing. Honestly wouldn't doubt it. 2) Another is just as bad as him. According to the guy who orginally got Z.Vex into St. Louis, they lied to Vex to carry his goods. The owner wanted Mesa so bad that he sent his kid over to the drug mule's shop with a camera and fake pricetags to screw him out of the dealership. Obviously, the drug mule has video cameras all over his shop and the kid got busted. They eventually got Mesa and told me they could discount Mesa but couldn't touch the price on Orange. Which is a big no no when I just told the guy I used to work at Guitar Center. you got a music mafia running your town!is the Stones mule the one who wrote the book--Down and Out w/the RS or Up and Down or somehting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huckleberry Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Originally posted by Redfox777 Do you go to Baylor? I have about 2 semesters until I graduate Texas A&M. Unfortunately. Have no idea how I managed to stay here for my entire undergrad. Oh well...Yeah Holze's is purely Line 6 and Digitech. And the only pedal they have here in any pawn shop is a $90 Crybaby that doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 . in my town, we have the following: Guitar Source - deals in Fender, Gibson, PRS, Epi, Daisy Rock, G&L, Ibanez guitars. Vox, Marshall, Mesa, Orange, THD, Fender, Ampeg amps. Mapex, Sonor, and Ludwig drums that's my fave shop - and it's got a pretty low ratio of dumbass trendy teen dicks behind the counter. we also have the Musicians Friend clearance center. good stuff changes daily, it's more like a swap meet. Guitar Center - this is the one i'm least impressed with. nothing out of the ordinary, nothing remarkable - geared almost exclusively to the suburban midwestern douchebag. Big Dudes - independent, pro gear, pas, synth department is great, but just not enough great guitar stuff to hold my business. they're good in a pinch though. Midwestern Music - all used, all interesting in some way, lots of great Fenders Gibby's from days gone past, with some unique amps and PA stuff. good repair shop. and we have two custom drum shops that kick ass, along with some smaller mom-n-pop operations that have a fair presence in the niche market. lots of great joints in my town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 I live within walking distance from 3 guitar stores, two of them flat out kick ass. There's another one that sells great vintage guitars and amps not far down the street, and there's at least 2 GC's and Brook May's shops within a reasonable driving distance. I think Brook Mays sucks and so does GC, but the smaller shops around me are great. The one thats closest to me is 10X cooler than Charley's in Dallas, and the guys that work there actually talked to me instead of ignore me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Redfox777 Posted February 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Oooo I may make the trip to austin then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Right past Lamar and Barton Springs there are a ton of great places. Let me know and I'll meet you there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jem7vwh Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 Not much good stuff here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Sr. Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 I don't have any music stores in my town and have to drive 75 miles to find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fernmeister Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lensrock Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 There are awesome stores here in Chicago. Make n Music is great for all the boutique stuff, they've got it all. And, Midwest Buy and sell has a {censored} ton of used stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 I like that every guitar shop near me carries Moog stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitar_face Posted February 24, 2006 Members Share Posted February 24, 2006 None of my gear except for my capo, picks and strings are bought from the music shops here. So yes, they suck, but that would be and understatement tbh. You guys in the States have no idea how bad a music store can suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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